Linton, North Yorkshire
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Linton shown within North Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | SD997627 |
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| Civil parish | Linton |
| District | Craven |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SKIPTON |
| Postcode district | BD23 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
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Linton is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is to the immediate south, and across the River Wharfe, from Grassington, near Threshfield and eight miles north of the market town Skipton. The green of this small, picturesque village is set among a fine Vanbrugh almshouse, a pub and three stone bridges over its beck. Not far to its north-east, Linton makes a second impressive appearance, where Linton Beck runs down to the River Wharfe at the limestone Linton Falls, there bridged for walkers on a path up the Wharfe's north bank to Grassington.
Amidst the group of cottages close by the Falls is a charming, 14th century, packhorse bridge, 'Little Emily's Bridge', a few minutes' walk from the church of Saint Michael and All Saints. Dating from the 12th century, Linton Church (as it is usually called) spreads an apron of churchyard, decorated with buttercups and fine gravestones, upon a small river plain bounded by a bend to its east of the Wharfe, as it flows from the Falls toward Burnsall, along the Dales Way. Except at high water, the river is crossed near the churchyard by a much-photographed, ancient course of stepping-stones, below an old (now renovated) mill house. For a convenient map of the above, further descriptions and a walking tour of the area, see the Dalesman's walking guide near Linton Falls:[1]
History
Linton was historically a parish in Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[2] The ancient parish included the townships of Grassington, Hebden and Threshfield, all of which became separate civil parishes in 1866.[3] Linton was transferred to North Yorkshire in 1974.
Linton Falls
On 30 October 2008, the Daily Mail reported that the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority intends to redevelop the 99-year-old water gate at Linton Falls as a hydroelectric plant.[4]
Picture gallery
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Fountaine almshouses, back view, summer 2008
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Linton bridges.jpg
Two stone arch bridges in the village green
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Linton Falls, 1682.jpg
17th century structure, across Linton Falls footbridge
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Upstream Linton Falls.jpg
Upper falls, summer spate
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Linton Falls at flood.jpg
Lower falls, summer spate
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Winter view of Linton Falls from north bank
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Miss Emily's packhorse bridge.jpg
Little Emily's Bridge
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Linton churchyard, broad view.jpg
Linton Church of St Michael and All Saints
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Into the ground, Linton church.jpg
Sample story gravestone, Linton Churchyard
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Linton church & old mill, s.jpg
SE view of churchyard beside river and old mill site
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Stepping stones to Linton 1.jpg
Stepping-stones course, low water, from east
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Stepping stones 3.jpg
Dalesway walker's view of stepping-stones across Wharfe, toward Linton Church
References
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- ↑ Genuki website
- ↑ Vision of Britain website
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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